Friendly League

Arena Solaris
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rui Macedo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 2 minutes into the match, Nassan FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Pascal Schaff came free, but Allan Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of LPN booed when Nassan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Carlos Vides didn't get a good kick on the ball. Allan Nogueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josselin Gerbaud in the 4th minute of the match. Olivier Blanquet succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Allan Nogueira came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by LPN's Jean-Pascal Schaff. But to his dismay, Jean-Pascal Schaff quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Josselin Gerbaud hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, Cristian Pontes made a precise shot to the right of Jason Cornilleau. LPN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 21 minutes into the game, Jean-Pascal Raffin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Allan Nogueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jason Cornilleau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Macedo in the 24th minute of the match. A collision led to Nassan FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Arlindo Seco hit a great ball. In the 30th minute, Cristian Pontes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jason Cornilleau was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. A collision led to LPN getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Billy Valy hit a great ball. If Jean-Pascal Raffin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathieu Tosi in the 39th minute of play forced Nassan FC's goalkeeper Allan Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LPN's Jason Cornilleau proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save LPN from getting a goal against them. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Olivier Blanquet stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Josselin Gerbaud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlindo Seco in the 55th minute of play forced LPN's goalkeeper Jason Cornilleau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Jean-Pascal Raffin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Allan Nogueira. Nassan FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jean-Pascal Raffin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Théodore Lannoy hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. If Juarês Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 68 minutes, João Carlos Vides mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nassan FC and the LPN players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jean-Pascal Raffin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Allan Nogueira made a huge save. Nassan FC's Allan Nogueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olivier Blanquet in the 72nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jean-Pascal Raffin during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cristian Pontes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 79th match minute, LPN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Pascal Raffin to maneuver through the defense. Nilmar Vergílio hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After 81 played minutes, LPN's Salim Larde shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Allan Nogueira came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in LPN reached it. LPN's Jason Cornilleau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Pontes in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, LPN's Josselin Gerbaud got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Cristian Pontes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nassan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Pontes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jason Cornilleau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Allan Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olivier Blanquet in the 86th minute of play. Jean-Pascal Schaff charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jean-Pascal Schaff the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jason Cornilleau came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Nassan FC's Cristian Pontes. But to his dismay, Cristian Pontes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. Jason Cornilleau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arlindo Seco's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. The Nassan FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching LPN's performance. The match ended with a win for LPN.